Main area Surgical Collaborative Grade NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract Permanent
Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday and Tuesday)
Job ref 262-A-25-6920655
Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Cumberland Infirmary
Town Carlisle
Salary £23,615 Per Annum Pro Rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 09/04/2025 23:59
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Clerk Typist Band 2 Vacancy
Part-time 15 hours per week
The team consists of Medical Secretaries, Team Secretaries and Clerk typists, working alongside Consultants, Speciality Doctors and Nurse Practitioners to achieve Business Unit objectives including a 48 hour turnaround of clinical letters, forward clinic preparation, minute taking and general office admin duties.
We are looking for a competent and professional Clerk Typist who can achieve between 50 – 60 words per minute average typing speed with recent or relevant experience in a similar role and regularly producing professional letters/documents. The post will be based at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will be the first point of contact for our patients; therefore, a professional, patient-focused approach is key at all times. You will provide a high standard of administration support to the clinical team, liaising with other departments, patients, NHS Trusts and external agencies.
You must be educated to GCSE (minimum C Grade) standard, be trained to RSA level 2 standard and/or an NVQ level 2 in Administration and have the relevant typing experience, preferably having an administration background.
We are looking for someone with a pleasant, adaptable disposition who can remain calm under pressure and deal with a busy workload efficiently and effectively.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required as well as a positive approach to working in a team.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':
1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well
As an organisation, we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria, we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE in English language or equivalent
* RSA 2 word processing or equivalent
Experience
* Use of a computer
* Clerical or office-based work
Knowledge
* Confidentiality
* Equality issues
* Medical terminology
* Microsoft Office
Skills and aptitudes
* Able to work as part of a team
* Able to use initiative appropriately
* Able to prioritise work to meet deadlines
* Ability to maintain high standards of work
* Use of IT systems
Other requirements
* Flexible approach to working patterns
* Willing to undertake training and development
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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